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3-1 since playing mostly teams missing key starters


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Colts-Obviously Peyton Manning

Bucs-Josh Freeman although it's arguable they're just as bad with him as they are without him. Also no McCoy and a banged up defensive line in general

Texans-No Matt Schaub, no Andre Johnson, no Mario Williams

The Panthers have been missing key starters since, like, the whole season began (Beason, Davis). Also having both Gettis and Edwards available would've helped.

It's pretty much impossible to expect all 22 starters to still be healthy and running by week 15. It's why depth is so important. However there are certain positions in which losing your starter is pretty much insurmountable. Without Schaub the Texans are not going to make it far in the playoffs (they'll be fodder for Baltimore, New England, or Pittsburgh). Their best weapon, arguably the best WR in the game has been banged up all year. Losing Beason was like losing the QB of the defense. If we had been healthier early in the season this team would've had a better chance to close out games. It wouldn't have been so easy for the Saints to muster that winning drive (they had total control of the defense and the clock).

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couldn't you say the same thing about us? How nice must it have been for Atl, G.B., N.O., etc to play against a team decimated by injuries with a new coaching staff, rookie QB, new system, and no offseason? Seems like they had just as much of an advantage over us as we did to those teams without their starting QB.

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Some want to call injuries an excuse. But look at the Bears, they show how injuries do hurt a team. It depends on the position(s) you lose. Like you said, if Beason and Davis had played this season we would definitely have a better record. But if Cam were to go down *nix nix nix* could we win even with Beason and Davis playing?

Hopefully over this off season and the next we find more good back ups to keep us going at the end. Because with the way key injuries get us every season, we need a good back up team.

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Hopefully over this off season and the next we find more good back ups to keep us going at the end. Because with the way key injuries get us every season, we need a good back up team.

the thing is, it's seasons like these that can build depth. Look at all the otherwise scrubs that got experience

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